Better Lait Than Never
(2026)A February in Sleighbell Springs
(A book in the Sleighbell Springs series)
A novel by Ellie Blackbourne
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…in February.
Candy Cane Café owner Noelle Adams knows 3 things: one, hot chocolate is better with peppermint. Two, she will never leave the cozy Christmas town of Sleighbell Springs. And three, she is hopelessly in love with her best friend.
Cole Martin has it all: amazing career as the NHL’s golden boy, a house far away from crazy fans and city noise alike, and more money than he could ever spend. But there’s one thing missing, something that money could never buy: his best friend’s heart.
For Noelle, love only ever ends in a shattering heartbreak, and with Cole’s inevitable return to Vancouver any chance of them is doomed from the start. But when the storm of the century traps Noelle and Cole at his remote mountain cabin, he knows he has one shot at the girl of his dreams. In the glow of twinkling fairy lights, Cole sets out to prove that his love is far from temporary–and that some people are worth sticking around for.
Better Lait Than Never is a spicy romance novella with a HEA guaranteed, perfect to curl up with when the snow starts to fall!
Tropes:
Candy Cane Café owner Noelle Adams knows 3 things: one, hot chocolate is better with peppermint. Two, she will never leave the cozy Christmas town of Sleighbell Springs. And three, she is hopelessly in love with her best friend.
Cole Martin has it all: amazing career as the NHL’s golden boy, a house far away from crazy fans and city noise alike, and more money than he could ever spend. But there’s one thing missing, something that money could never buy: his best friend’s heart.
For Noelle, love only ever ends in a shattering heartbreak, and with Cole’s inevitable return to Vancouver any chance of them is doomed from the start. But when the storm of the century traps Noelle and Cole at his remote mountain cabin, he knows he has one shot at the girl of his dreams. In the glow of twinkling fairy lights, Cole sets out to prove that his love is far from temporary–and that some people are worth sticking around for.
Better Lait Than Never is a spicy romance novella with a HEA guaranteed, perfect to curl up with when the snow starts to fall!
Tropes:
- Friends to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Only one Bed
Grumpy for anyone but her
Genre: Romance